The Position

OPSWAT is seeking a Lead Front End Engineer for our cutting-edge Network Detection and Response (NDR) and network traffic analysis platform. In this role, you will lead front-end development, ensuring the creation of a seamless, user-friendly interface that meets the needs of security professionals. You’ll be responsible for guiding a team of front-end developers, making critical decisions about the architecture, framework, and best practices for building out the front-end capabilities.

The ideal candidate will be highly skilled with modern front-end frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue, and will have experience designing intuitive UIs for complex data analytics platforms.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the front-end development efforts for the NDR product, designing and building intuitive UIs for network detection and response capabilities.
• Discuss use cases and needs and decide between React, Angular, Vue, or other modern frameworks to create a dynamic and responsive front-end architecture that delivers a seamless user experience.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and backend engineers to translate product requirements into well-designed user interfaces.
• Develop and enforce best practices for front-end development, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Implement data visualization techniques to present complex network analysis data in clear, actionable formats for users.
• Mentor and guide junior front-end engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performance development culture.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in front-end development, continuously improving the NDR platform’s UI/UX.

What We Need from You

• 7+ years of experience in front-end engineering with strong proficiency in React, or Angular, or Vue frameworks.
• Proven experience in building and scaling front-end architectures for large-scale, data-intensive platforms.
• Experience in network traffic analysis or cyber security problem domains.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and responsive design principles.
• Experience with building modular visualizations and GUI components.
• Experience with UI/UX best practices, including data visualization, user flows, and performance optimization.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and guide junior developers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make strategic decisions about front-end architecture in a fast-paced environment.

It Would Be Nice if You Had

• Experience with Threat Intelligence and Cyber security problem domains.
• Experience with additional data orchestration tools and frameworks.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Kinesis, or other streaming platforms.
• Advanced capabilities in data visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau, or similar.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation for deploying and managing data infrastructure.
• A passion for driving data-driven decisions and fostering a collaborative data culture.